Do I need less stuff, or just more organized stuff?

I was going to try to take a picture of my 'to-read' pile today (the fabric-sorting has been put off for now, which is kind of a relief. I mean, I would have been glad to get it done, but at the same time it's intimidating!), but I have to cut up some munchies for a casual get-together this weekend. Which means cleaning the kitchen, so I have room to work and clean utensils to cut with. Unfortunately, the kitchen is a dumping ground, so besides the dishes there's old mail to sort of receipts to file... *sigh*

So you know one of the things on my list was to reduce that to-read pile by... did I say 90%? I don't remember. Anyway, yesterday I bought 5 books. Luckily (depending on how you look at it) one is a book I already own. I'm taking it back today (yes, not the first time I've done that, sadly). One is a copy of an out-of-print book I already own, but I'm a horder when it comes to that particular author. And the other was for my book club on Monday (better get reading!) - the library didn't have any copies available.

Yesterday we went through and, to the best of our abilities, updated our 'pedias. And I feel even more overwhelmed by our crap! The book count is a smidge over 1,650, the CD count is hovering near 600 (with four six on the way), and the DVD collection clocks in at right around 400 (and I'm not sure how it counts a lot of the collections - I think it counts the complete Stargate as ONE, so ten season's worth of DVDs counts the same as a movie? If so, the actual number would be far, far higher as we have a LOT of big collections. And when I think about it, it has to be counting it that way, I think. Anyway, it's a metric butt-load). We are, in every sense of the word, stuff-ists.

So I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of crap in my house, I admit, when anam_cara comes along and posts a link to this picture. Now, that is bad. But I click on the link to follow it to the story here (it's a little sad) and in the comments... in the comments is a link to this post. Oh. My. God.

I feel a lot better about tackling my crap, now... Except the dishes. I hate doing dishes. *pouts*

It's not work... it's an ADVENTURE!

In an attempt to make cleaning (and organizing) my craft room and office less of a drudgery, I've decided on a contest, Smeddley-style. The prize(s) will be basically along the lines of Snerfflebarglast, craft projects, random books, that sort of thing. It will be a 'pick something you've seen me give away that you want and it's yours' if you win.

The contest is dead simple (for you). Combine up to three general adjectives, and I have to find something in one of those two rooms that fits the description. And I do mean general. None of that 'exactly color #0EBFE9, made of titanium, and able to defy gravity'. Those will be rejected, sorry. I mean things like... peach, fuzzy, and small. I think you get the 'general' idea.

My part will be finding something that could conceivably match that description. If I fail to for any of your descriptions, you get a prize. You can submit up to ten adjective combinations, deadline is Friday (because, hopefully, I will be cleaning next weekend). I will let you know if any of your submissions aren't eligible, and you will be allowed to revise them.

GO! Be creative! Make this tough on me! I want to have to scour every corner and crevice! ;)